Truffle Brownies

Melt butter, Whisk egg, Stir in mix. Egg and butter blend, so that you can’t even tell they were once separate. A mix, I tell myself, finally, something you can get right. Instructions, easy to follow. When it’s done, I pour it all into my greased 8 by 8 by 2 pan. It’s thick, I think. Stick it into a breath of hot, hot air, close the door, trap it inside. Then I realize: 2 eggs, the box said, 2 EGGS. Pull it out, mix it in, put it back. Looks fine, but still I’m haunted by my big mistake.

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